Antonio Carraro SRX Hybrid tractor confirms the badge is moving forward

The European trade shows are back and more powerful than ever as Antonio Carraro reveals its SRX Hybrid tractor for the first time Antonio Carraro has armed its first electric bent compact tractor with a little thing called ACHybrid technology. Taken a step further this relates to a hybrid electric drive system that sets this […]

Ag shows will put their additional $25M COVID-19 lifeline towards saving future events

Agricultural and royal show societies have received much needed funding of $25 as they recover from the cost of COVID-19, ensuring they can continue into 2022 and beyond Colloquially known as ‘ag shows’, these long-running events in country towns and cities across the country are staples in the annual community calendar. These iconic events provide […]

Henty Machinery Field Days open to option of preview event in March 2022

Henty Machinery Field Days has confirmed the annual field days will run in the usual September 2022 time slot but with an option for a preview event to run in March 2022 The talk of the Henty MFD running in March 2022 was a viable option for exhibitors starved of a major income source following […]

Field days and Ag shows get to share in $25 million emergency funding

To ensure besieged agricultural shows and field days front up again in 2022 they have a chance at free funding worth $25 million The Federal Government is providing $25 million to help agricultural shows and field days bounce back post-pandemic and continue to deliver local events within their communities.   Round 2 of the Supporting […]

Harvester forums show set-up to make money and best of all they are free

Grain grower Noel Fowler was able to gain a first-hand understanding of how setting-up and calibrating harvesting equipment correctly can equate to money in the bank Noel Fowler, who is part of his family’s Rapanui Pastoral Company at Williams, attended a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) harvester forum at Cuballing WA last season. He […]

Ross Edwards has the Henty Machinery Field Days at heart

It’s the end of an era as the retirement of former chairman and Yerong Creek farmer Ross Edwards is announced after a 55-year involvement with the Henty MFD The position of chairman at the Henty Machinery Field days doesn’t come up that often. For Ross Edwards it had been a 41-year progression up the ladder […]

EIMA 2021 moves boldly forward with an October opening

Innovation through technology will be the theme at EIMA 2021 when the international exhibition of agricultural machinery gets underway at Bologna Italy from 19 to 23 October After the long pause due to the COVID-19 health emergency, during which time most major events dedicated to agricultural machinery were suspended, the Bologna exhibition will be the […]

BeefLinks Field Day will have a virtual fencing focus in 2021

The first WA-based research project on virtual fencing technology will be the main focus of a BeefLinks Field Day at the Rio Tinto-owned Hamersley Station on Tuesday 31 August BeefLinks is a collaborative research and development (R&D) partnership involving Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), MLA Donor Company (MDC) and The University of Western Australia. The […]

Wandin Silvan Field Days forced to cancel 2021 event

Regrettably the Committee of the Wandin-Silvan Field Days announce their 2021 event will not proceed due to the on-going impact of COVID-19 lockdowns The Wandin-Silvan Field Days was all set for a very successful event to be held on 5 and 16 October, exhibitor bookings were strong and attendance number were high. However, the ongoing […]